Defence Training Estate

Defence Training Estates is an organisation within the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. It is the operating division of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, and is responsible for the management of the 78% of the defence estate allocated as Training Areas and Ranges. It provides sufficient and suitable estate to support the training requirements of the British Armed Forces, whilst ensuring environmental management and appropriate historical and archaeological preservation.

Structure and partners

The organisation is headquartered at Waterloo Lines, Warminster'[1] and has a number of regional headquarters responsible for the management of the training estate on a regional basis.

DTE works with nature conservation bodies to safeguard designated sites and protected species within the estate. These bodies include the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.[2]

Some practical support is outsourced to Landmarc Solutions, a joint venture between Interserve (a UK support services company) and PAE (an American multinational support services company owned by Lindsay Goldberg).[3][4]

Public access

DTE operate a principle of presumption of public access to the training estate. Access is limited where training and exercise activities are taking place or where the use of munitions precludes safe access.

Conservation and archaeology

As much of the training estate remains undeveloped, either through habitation or agriculture, the training estate holds considerable conservation and archaeological value.

Training Estates

Wales & West Midlands

North East

East

South East

North West

South West

Scotland

Training Areas: England & Wales

Training areas that the DTE is responsible for include:

Salisbury Plain Training Area

The Salisbury Plain Training Area covers around half of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, and provides a number of facilities including:

  • Trenchard Lines, Upavon – headquarters of the Air Support Operations Centre and airfield suitable for rotary wing operations
  • Everleigh – non-designated landing area, Drop-Zone, and headquarters dispersal area supporting exercise activities
  • Tidworth – home of 1 Mechanised Brigade across a number of barracks in the town with direct access to the plain
  • Perham Down – Royal Engineer Barracks and training location for the Military Stabilisation Support Group
  • Bulford – headquarters 3(UK) Division and associated force elements
  • Larkhill – home of the Artillery Centre
  • Knook Camp – accommodation centre[16]
  • Warminster
  • Westdown Camp, near Tilshead – accommodation centre, location of the Field Training Unit and the headquarters of DTE Salisbury Plain
  • Imber – ranges and Drop-Zone
  • Copehill DownFighting in Built Up Areas training range

See also

References

  1. "DTE South West" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. "Defence Infrastructure Organisation estate and sustainable development". www.gov.uk. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. "Landmarc is". Landmarc Solutions. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. "Investments". Lindsay Goldberg. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. "DTE West Midlands Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. "DTE Wales Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. "DTE Pembrokeshire Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. "DTE North East Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. "DTE Otterburn Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. "DTE East Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. "DTE South Eats Public Information Leaflet". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. "DEI Home Counties Public Information Leaflet". Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. "DTE North West Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. "DTE South West Public Information Leaflet" (PDF). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  15. "Public Information Leaflet, DTE Scotland" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  16. Baker, John (3 February 2021). "Old army huts to be replaced". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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